ACCOUNTING 690-Midterm Exam . Questions and Answers

ACCOUNTING 690-Midterm Exam . Questions and Answers Question 1 1.5 out of 1.5 points It is much easier and cheaper to conduct radical process redesign than continuous change. Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True Fals e Response Feedback: radical redesign is very costly and disruptive (see chp 5)  Question 2 1.5 out of 1.5 points The unlimited resources model uses the company's vast resources to practice the cost leadership strategy Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True Fals e Response Feedback: its for practicing differentiation strategy (see pg 24)  Question 3 1.5 out of 1.5 points A firm is usually a mix of different organizational structures, known as a hybrid structure. Selected Answer: Tru e Answers: Tru e False Response Feedback: See page 83  Question 4 1.5 out of 1.5 points Crowdsourcing cannot be considered a Web 2.0 technology because it does not require interaction, like comments or discussions, among the users.. Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True Fals e  Question 5 1.5 out of 1.5 points Decision rights indicate who in the organization has the responsibility to initiate, supply information for, approve, implement, and control various types of decisions. Selected Answer: Tru e Answers: Tru e False  Question 6 1.5 out of 1.5 points A centralized IT department structure usually works best for a global company. Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True Fals e Response Feedback: not really - local requirements will need to be incorporated like in Avon case. Centralized does not provide good mechanism for local input.  Question 7 1.5 out of 1.5 points To avoid unwanted consequences, altering the IT Strategy requires adjustments to the organizational strategy. Selected Answer: Tru e Answers: Tru e False Response Feedback: See page 25  Question 8 1.5 out of 1.5 points At the individual level, IS can streamline the process of data collection (i.e., monitoring), and support performance measurement and evaluation, as well as compensation through salaries, incentives and rewards. Selected Answer: Tru e Answers: Tru e False  Question 9 1.5 out of 1.5 points Unified communic